The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-12-15

MarirGiase prices 70 Their csn ffept
Thsy gill lower prices uniil American
producers Of wool Are dfirea cat 81 The
business add then raise them again. oniy
taking care that the price shall not be
high enough. fer sny great lensih Of time,
10 indnoe the Americas farmers 70 take
up the business Asain. II was thought
when The duiy ss removed iron isa aud
coigee that ihe prices 81 those articles
would he that much lees 10 the consumer,
bat The result showed that the price to
the consumer frmAlaed almost exactly the
same, the amount Of The tarif being d.
yidcd between the Lareisn producer and
the importer
What Is true OF wool IL true 10 great
measure OF all other articles upon which q
tariff is levied hall wsy reduction Of
the tariff would, 10 most cases, produce
an Increase instead OF reduction 10 the
revenue. II the ease Of manufactured
goods /, ~ould also compel our working
men 10 sors for lees wages or our mann
lecturers would be compelled to go out OF
the business. 10 the latter case large
humber must be addea Ia the farming
class. ctusioe still larger production OF
farm products with less number Of con.
sum-ls IL might be cheaper to have
fartiin na'inns manufacture all our goods,
bnt ~ ia I case nearly AL Americans must
tnrn farmers, With no market except q
foreign market for their products Let
foreign raiilns oncs ret control OF our
manufactures aud they will 40 manage
that Prices will not be much II any lower
than thy nov Hrr,
As II nov stands o6ly one twentieth
part OF our farm products can find Tor
eisu market. the r.malnder is consumed
at hoinn The furiSn demand would not
be very much increased were sll orr goods
manufactured ia foreign countries. The
balance of trade wonId be heavily against
us and our country rapidly growing poor
er for the benefit Of foreign nations.
II what we have said is true it is very
evi lent that the prosperity OF the country
demands heavy protective tariff upon
all American products. at least where
America can supply the demand. Our
county is so vast that home competition
alone keeps prices within reasonable
limits. |, is claimed that this course fos
tets mnnopolies, but with Just laws this
cannot be true Competition is or should
be free to every American citizen, aud If
Ibis is the case there can be no monopoly.
No class is more yiially interested in a
protective tariff then the farmers. A
home market is the only reliable market.
Il is for their interest that the greatest
possible number be engaged in other pur-
suits that farm products be consumed at
home. 1t is for the interest OF every
merican that as little money as possible
be sent ont Of the country for any purpose
shatever.
II prices are high, our own people get
he benefit of it, and if prices get too high
u any kind of business more people will
10 into that business so that prices will
De quickly reduced to a proper level
American markets for Americans is the
,nly safe policy, and they can only be
secured by high protective tariff.
II is quite possible that the tariff lawsneed
evising aud il this is done wisely the sur
plus revenue may be reduced by such
'eyision without serious detriment to the
country. 1t could certainly be reduced
~ raising the tariff. 1t cannot be reduced
~ a moderate reduction OF the tariff, and |
hanges pointed out by the President
,ould hardly fail Of producing untold in
ury. 1t is plainly the duty of farmers
md all others to vote for members Of con-
,ress who are in favor of high protec
i've tariff and for an administration that
will faithfully execute the laws in that
direction. Tho surplus revenue can be
educed by taking off the tax on tobacco,
ome product, and in other directions, or
can be wisely expended in coast fortifi
ATOMS aud in other ways. Jefferson, IN
be early history Of the country, said in
ne Of his messages that the time would
robably come When there would be o
urplus revenue. He did not advise
eduction OF the tariff to prevent such
urplus, but said that ways could be found
0 which it conld be wisely expended.
he Democrats Of o.day claim to be dis
ipl,s Of Jefferson, but in this particular,
least, majority Of them have departed
idely from his teachings.
The agliculfur report shows that the
rice at corn aud some other products are
Il. her ills ,cat than last This il caused /
' the uuu-ual drought in large tract OF
jnuiry materially lcssening the produce
on TITS does npt weaken cur argu-
ert aud only proves that the amount
foductd regulates the priee.